Hudson_Hawk
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Date: 4/20/2010 5:05:13 PM
Author: Mara
Date: 4/20/2010 4:43:54 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Date: 4/20/2010 4:28:35 PM
Author: Mara
Date: 4/20/2010 2:55:23 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
um...blame ignorance of mommyhood here, but is this legal?
haha is this like 'mara what is the diff between your belly and your stomach'... you must just love my cryptic word choices, huh HH??!
no worries re ignorance of strange baby-sleeping ways, you will know soon enough...BUTTTTT i'll fill you in. the miracle blanket comes with two inside arm flaps and you can put them under the baby, or wrap the arm in it then go under the body or use it to leave one arm out etc. G put the straps around his arms and under him which i have seen online but my friend showed me differently (aka not as effectively). it really does look like a baby straightjacket. youtube has great videos.
as for legality, consult Dr. Google and let me know what you find....laws related to swaddling would be unique for sure. and be sure to watch the miracleblanket.com youtube video for additional enlightenment..it'll come in handy before you know it!
Both totally legit questions! For someone who has no knowledge of the MB or swaddling in general (i.e., ME), the thought of tying a child's arms behind their back to sleep sounds pretty extreme and borderline abusive. Obviously this isn't the case (and I didn't mean to imply that was your intent). Thank you for clarifying.
Did you ever answer the belly vs stomach question? I missed that reply.
Hmmm, well IMO highlighting what I wrote and asking if doing that is legal IS implying that our intent was 'extreme and borderline abusive'.
Are you following me around picking on vocab just for fun? Mommy Brain doesn't allow me to remember if we got along before or not.
BUT for what it is worth...I have seen posts online where it sounds like they do somewhat 'tie' kids arms around their back with a blanket then swaddle them. As you soon shall see, whatever works.
Editing due to a totally inappropriate knee jerk reactive response on my part, I apologize.